Dakotas Top 250 Session II: Spencer’s Standouts (Part 1)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Session II in Sioux Falls on Sunday afternoon was a different animal than session I. More participants, more energy, and more prospects that showed their stuff. There's many names to mention. There's the recognized prospects with offers already and those trying to earn them and make a name for themselves, with college coaches in attendance. There was a lot of high-level guard play and shots were being made. The prospects were trying to show off their games and skill, and they did just that. There was a lot of offense and playmaking from the attendees, so we'll break this down into two parts.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Let's see who stood out in Sioux Falls at session II.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1763076"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":["override_image"],"_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":2233181,"_player_evaluations_0_player_featured_image":"field_62f141137ead9","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Reports are that Max is fully healthy, and you could tell nothing was slowing him down. He dazzled and showed his stuff. 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